Meaning of the name: little; afflicted; in tribulation. Related names are:
Joram. The translations of Zair in 2 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
Заир in Russian to
Zaïr in French!
So Joram went over to Zair, and all the chariots with him: and he rose by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots: and the people fled into their tents. (2KI 8:21)